Category Archives: conferences

Automatically generated questions

In describing a presentation by Margit Hofler of the Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media at Graz University of Technology, Austria, the CAA 2011 Conference Chair Denise Whitelock used the words ‘holy grail’ and this is certainly interesting and cutting-edge stuff. … Continue reading

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Can online selected response questions really provide useful formative feedback?

The title of this post comes from the title of a thoughtful paper from John Dermo and Liz Carpenter at CAA 2011. In his presentation, John asked whether automated e-feedback can create ‘moments of contingency?’ (Black & Wiliam 2009). This is something I’ve … Continue reading

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Let students not technology be the driver

Just home from CAA 2011 (the International Computer Assisted Assessment Conference in Southampton). The attendance was quite low ( probably a victim of the current economic climate) but the conference was good, with some very thoughtful presentations and extremely useful conversations. … Continue reading

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